We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell Avamar based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup nudges ahead of Dell Avamar in this comparison. Azure Backup is a secure, stable solution that users trust. The connectivity to data is very reliable. Dell Avamar can be a bit clunky, takes up a lot of resources, and the overall performance is a bit slow.
"It's easy to deploy."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"I like that it's a simple system."
"The setup is very easy."
"The solution is very stable."
"The stability of Dell EMC Avamar is very good."
"I like Dell EMC Avamar's compression of data."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"The most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"Dell EMC Avamar has many valuable features. It's very stable and it's easy to manage."
"Technical support can be slow to respond at times."
"Azure Backup's licensing model is very challenging because it doesn't give a clear picture."
"The solution is quite technical. I wouldn't describe it as user friendly. It could be simplified a lot to make it more accessible to the average user."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"The only thing I would say that could be improved is the reporting."
"The UI is quite old. We've been using this UI since last year, and they haven't changed it. It would be better to update the UI periodically and create attractive dashboards from an administrative point of view."
"Interfaces need to be improved."
"If you need to pull data out of it to offload to tapes, that's messy. You have a mechanism for it, but it is painful."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."
"It's very slow to backup and store information. It has two consoles and an application which are more difficult to use than a solution like Veeam."
"It lacks support for certain plugins, like SAP HANA, for example."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Druva Phoenix, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and DD Boost. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell Avamar report.
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